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  • Life of a City: Early Films From New York (Library of Congress)  
    A collection of 45 films made in New York from 1898 to 1906 by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company or the Edison Company.
  • Like Television  
    Streaming video of classic films with expired copyright.
  • Living Room Candidate  
    The site is an exhibition presented by Museum of the Moving Image, featuring more than 250 campaign commercials from every presidential election since 1952.
  • London Transit Museum Film Collection  
    This site features streaming video of and background information about the films in the London Transit Museum collection, which covers the period from 1910 to 1970 and is best known for documentaries made by British Transport Films in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • Louise Brooks Society  
    This website has an extensive bibliography on the silent film actress, with some sources dating back to the 1920s. Also includes a filmography, photo galleries, and extensive information on Louise Brooks ephemera.
  • LUMIERE (Box Office Statistics for Europe)  
    A list summarizing the total box office intake (in Euros) for any film shown in Europe. This includes both new releases and re-releases. Each film lists both total EU profits and profits by individual country.
  • Lux Online  
    This site is devoted to British film and video artists. Includes video clips, new writings, other articles, and biographies.
  • Machinima Archive  
    A regularly updated archive dedicated to preserving machinima works. Browse the list of available works by keyword and the name of the video game from which the film was made.
  • Magic Lantern and Photochrome Bibliography  
    A list of publications on magic lanterns, photochromes, and early colorization techniques.
  • Magic Lanterns, Magic Mirrors: A Centennial Salute  
    A selection of early equipment, posters, and photographs documenting the advent and very early years of motion pictures.
  • Mandel Sprachman: Movie Theaters in Canada  
    An online exhibit about the building and restoration of notable movie theaters in Toronto.
  • Margaret Herrick Library  
    Huge collection of film-related material, including fan magazines, photographs, clippings, screenplays, and more.
  • Matsuda Film Productions: The Japanese Silent Films Site  
    Matsuda Film Productions is an archival rental house for silent Japanese cinema. Provides information on Matsuda's rental services and includes information on the historical context and development of early cinema in Japan.
  • Max Fleischer on the Internet Archive  
    Users can download and view well over fifty of Max Fleischer's animated shorts from the Internet Archive.
  • Maysles Films  
    Some general information about the Maysles from the official website of Maysles Films, including news on new features and commercial work. Check the press section for a collection of scanned news articles about the documentarians.
  • MCLC Resource Center   Peer Reviewed
    Resource center containing bibliographies of mostly English-language materials on modern Chinese literature, film, art, and culture, maintained by Kirk A. Denton at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Ohio State University, in conjunction with the journal Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. Bibliographies are organized by director, time period, reference type, and media type.
  • Media History Digital Library  
    Providing online access to the histories of cinema, broadcasting, and recorded sound, the Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access.
  • Mexican Film Resource Page  
    This website provides an introduction to Mexican cinema in its historical and social contexts. Provides links to Spanish-language periodicals focusing on the entertainment media, links to film archives specializing in Mexican film history, and downloadable copies of The Mexican Film Bulletin.
  • Midnight Eye  
    An online journal devoted to Japanese cinema. The site regularly features book and film reviews, interviews with Japanese filmmakers, and a calendar of upcoming screenings and DVD releases of Japanese films.
  • Midnight Ramble  
    A tribute page by film fan Michael Mills about African American cinema in the silent era and the golden age of Hollywood. The site features a filmography. For each film, the author includes a high-quality still and poster image.